1062 Reference to Brixges Stane meaning 'at the edge of
the stone (OE stan) of Brihtsige'. This referred to a hundred or district
of Surrey where the men of the hundred convened.
Main settlement was at Stockwell with small settlements at Brixton Hill
and Coldharbour Lane.1279 Reference to Brixistane

Georgian Brixton

1810 Rush Common enclosed. This was common land stretching
from centre of Brixton up to Brixton Hill.1816 Vauxhall Bridge opened. This led to ribbon development
of housing.
Brixton Windmill built in what was a green field site until 1850s.

1850s Angell Town laid out on east side of Brixton Road.1853 St John¹s Church by Benjamin Ferrey built.1859-62 Railway viaducts of London Chatham & Dover
built.1862 Brixton station opened1870 Ordnance Survey map of Brixton order now1870s Loughborough Junction developed.1873 Vincent Van Gogh lived at 87 Hackford Road, Brixton1874 St John the Divine, Vassall Road, by GE Street.1877 Bon Marche opened (cloed in 197*)1880s Trams led to development of Brixton Hill.1885-8 Electric Avenue built. First to be lit by electricity.1890 Interior of St John the Divine, Vassall Road, decorated
by Bodley.1892 Sheep grazing at Brixton Oval